Church Close, Todber, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, DT10

Built within the last 25 years, The Long Barn is a substantial family house with Stalbridge stone and part weatherboarded elevations under a pitched slate roof. Bought in 2002 by the current owners, The Long Barn has been carefully looked after. The annexe was added in 2015/16 which has considerably enhanced the scope of the accommodation, which is sensibly configured with a magnificent vaulted sitting room with French windows leading onto a terrace. The sitting room has an exposed brick fireplace with inset wood burner and opens directly onto the expansive kitchen/dining room; the kitchen is well fitted with unpolished stone worktops and a ceramic tiled floor. Other attributes include impressive oak beams, generous ground floor accommodation, and a direct pressure plumbing system, while the annexe has independent plumbing.

The Long Barn is approached down a shared gravel drive with a circular turning area with a pond. The garden lies to the rear of the property and is accessed through three pairs of French windows in the conservatory, sitting room and annexe. There is a terraced area immediately adjoining the rear facade which runs into a grassed area, beyond which is a paddock. To the side of the property there is a de-commissioned swimming pool and in the centre of the rear garden a further stoned area flanked by box hedging from where there are lovely views. In all the gardens and grounds extend to about 1.5 acres.

PROPERTY INFORMATION
Services: Mains water, electricity and shared private drainage. Oil fired Central Heating.
Local Authority: Dorset Council
Council Tax: Band G
EPC: Band C

There is an annual service charge for maintenance of the communal ground, including the pond, which is owned and administered by the residents as is the drainage system which serves the five houses and two workshops. The annual cost is circa £600 – please contact the agents for more details.

Todber is a small hamlet lying between Shaftesbury and Sturminster Newton and close to the thriving village of Marnhull, which has a good range of shops including a post office/general stores and a hairdresser. In addition, there are Church of England, Roman Catholic and Methodist churches, two primary schools, a nursery and a doctors’ surgery with pharmacy. Further facilities can be found in the nearby towns of Sturminster Newton, Shaftesbury and Gillingham, which also has a mainline railway station with services to London Waterloo (120 minutes). For more comprehensive requirements there is the cathedral city of Salisbury to the east and the Georgian Spa town of Bath to the north.